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Game controller mistaken for gun?


Christopher Roupe, 17 - shot to death by Georgia cop. RIP.

EUHARLEE, Ga. – An attorney representing the family of a 17-year-old Georgia boy who was shot and killed by a police officer says the boy was holding a video game controller when he was shot after opening his door.

Christopher Roupe was fatally shot in the chest Friday, Feb. 14 when Euharlee officers showed up at the door of his mobile home to serve a probation violation warrant for the boy’s father.

A female officer reportedly told the Georgia Bureau of Investigation that Roupe pointed a gun at her after he opened the door. But the family’s attorney, Cole Law, said the boy was holding a Nintendo Wii video game controller, and was about to watch a movie.

“The eyewitnesses on the scene clearly state that he had a Wii controller in his hand. He heard a knock at the door. He asked who it was, there was no response so he opened the door and upon opening the door he was immediately shot in the chest,” Law told WSB.

Neighbors who were on the scene just after the shooting believe that Roupe was holding a toy or a controller and say the female officer was visibly shaken and sobbing.

Officials did not disclose if a weapon was found on the scene. The case has been turned over the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.

Roupe was an ROTC student at Woodland High School in Cartersville and his family said he planned to join the Marines. A funeral has been scheduled for Friday.

http://www.wsbtv.com/news/news/local/att...and/ndSrL/
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We'll see what the investigation reveals. I hope this kid wasn't really shot immediately upon answering the door because he had a Wii controller in his hand.

The name of the officer hasn't been disclosed.